Public health, academic medicine, and the alcohol industry's corporate social responsibility activities

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 206-214

  Babor, Thomas F ^a   Robaina, Katherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHICS; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872536821     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300847     Document Type: Article

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